Scaphoid pseudarthrosis: bone graft using microsurgery
Bones non unions due to unfused fractures may result in pseudarthrosis pictures if they are not treated in time. In the upper limb, scaphoid fractures are at risk of becoming scaphoid pseudarthrosis, with the possibility of ending up in a surgical fixation of the wrist, and the corresponding loss of mobility and function, if not addressed appropriately. […]
Dr. Del Piñal in the list of foreign lecturers of the 4th Nordic Wrist Arthroscopy Course
This technical training event took place in Copenhagen last 2nd and 3rd December
Radius fractures in both wrists: surgery for articular malunion
The patient, a man of 48, suffers malunion of radius fractures in both wrists by accident-related trauma.
Nonunions and pseudoarthrosis of long bones in the upper limb
The poorly consolidated fractures or nonunions in the long bone joints of the the upper limb (shoulder girdle, arm, forearm and hand) result in pain and bone degeneration, if not addressed properly. These clinical pictures significantly affect everyday activity of the patient, leading to long-term sick leave in active people, to cite just one example of its potential […]
Nonunions and pseudoarthrosis of long bones in the lower limb
As in the upper limb, the non-union fractures or nonunions of long bones, that’s to say ‘non welded’ or poorly resolved, can lead to pseudoarthrosis. The pseudoarthrosis of tibia and femur -for instance- provokes mobility difficulties and pain in the patients, and may even lead to infections, culminating in aggravated conditions as osteomyelitis. Therefore, we are addressing, limiting conditions that may decisively restrict […]
Dr. Del Piñal takes part in a meeting with specialists in the Russian city of St. Petersburg
The Spanish surgeon addressed various scientific and technical aspect of some of his main areas of expertise. Dr. Francisco del Pinal held a meeting in the Russian city of St. Petersburg last week, where he discussed with several Russian specialists the state of the art in some of his areas of expertise. Del Piñal went to […]
Dr. Del Piñal guest speaker at the 70th annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Washington State Convention Center in Seattle will host the event from 10th to 12th September The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (AASH) will hold next September in Seattle the seventieth edition of its annual meeting, with Dr. Del Piñal as guest speaker. The event, expected to have around 2,400 participants, will be organized at the Washington State […]
“Doctor, my hands feel numb”. A ‘simple’ solution for carpal tunnel syndrome
Dr Piñal exposes the characteristics, symptoms, causes and solutions for carpal tunnel syndrome. Waking up with a strong tingling in the hands, putting them in cold water or shaking them at early morning to mitigate the pain, having difficulty performing any task due to numbness and lack of sensitivity (…). This is the daily nightmare […]
Dr Piñal: «People with alleged reflex sympathetic dystrophy have to rebel against that diagnosis and seek a second opinion»
“The advancement in medical technology and in the knowledge of the own physicians has a proportional relationship with the decline of diagnoses of reflex sympathetic dystrophy ” (Dr Francisco del Piñal). A conversation about reflex sympathetic dystrophy with Dr Francisco del Piñal leaves no one indifferent. His questioning of the very existence of the also […]
The catastrophic hand (II). The physician perspective: ‘save what can be saved’, calm and collaboration
In ‘The catastrophic hand (I). The patient experience: hopes, plans and microsurgery’, we talk with Dr. Del Piñal on the characteristics and surgical and psychological challenges posed by transforming a catastrophic hand in one acceptable. A perspective that put the focus on the surgeon-patient relationship. In this second post about it, we change our approach […]